NUR 1211 MEDICAL SURGICAL FINAL EXAM 2026
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)2025-2026
An elderly female patient B) Costs of the prescribed regimen
has come to the clinic for
a scheduled follow-up Variables that appear to influence the degree of
appointment. The nurse adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen
learns from the patients include gender, race, education, illness, complexity of
daughter that the patient the regimen, and the cost of treatments.
is not following the
instructions she received
upon discharge from the
hospital last month. What
is the most likely factor
causing the patient not to
adhere to her therapeutic
regimen?
A) Ethnic background of
health care provider
B) Costs of the prescribed
regimen
C) Presence of a learning
disability
D) Personality of the
physician
,A gerontologic nurse has A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the
observed that patients patient to practice.
often fail to adhere to a
therapeutic regimen. What The nurse must consider that older adults may have
strategy should the nurse deficits in the ability to draw inferences, apply
adopt to best assist an information, or understand major teaching points.
older adult in adhering to Demonstration and practice are essential in meeting
a therapeutic regimen their learning needs.
involving wound care?
A) Demonstrate a dressing
change and allow the
patient to practice.
B) Provide a detailed
pamphlet on a dressing
change.
C) Verbally instruct the
patient how to change a
dressing and check for
comprehension.
D) Delegate the dressing
change to a trusted family
member.
,A 20-year-old man newly D) Patients culture
diagnosed with type 1
diabetes needs to learn One of the major variables that influences a patients
how to self-administer readiness to learn is the patients culture, because it
insulin. When planning the affects how a person learns and what information is
appropriate educational learned.
interventions and
considering variables that
will affect his learning, the
nurse should prioritize
which of the following
factors?
A) Patients expected
lifespan
B) Patients gender
C) Patients occupation
D) Patients culture
, The nurse is planning to D) Make the information directly relevant to the
teach a 75-year-old patients condition.
patient with coronary
artery disease about Studies have shown that older adults can learn and
administering her remember if the information is paced appropriately,
prescribed antiplatelet relevant, and followed by appropriate feedback.
medication. How can the
nurse best enhance the
patients ability to learn?
A) Provide links to Web
sites that contain
evidence-based
information.
B) Exclude family
members from the session
to prevent distraction.
C) Use color-coded
materials that are succinct
and engaging.
D) Make the information
directly relevant to the
patients condition.
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)2025-2026
An elderly female patient B) Costs of the prescribed regimen
has come to the clinic for
a scheduled follow-up Variables that appear to influence the degree of
appointment. The nurse adherence to a prescribed therapeutic regimen
learns from the patients include gender, race, education, illness, complexity of
daughter that the patient the regimen, and the cost of treatments.
is not following the
instructions she received
upon discharge from the
hospital last month. What
is the most likely factor
causing the patient not to
adhere to her therapeutic
regimen?
A) Ethnic background of
health care provider
B) Costs of the prescribed
regimen
C) Presence of a learning
disability
D) Personality of the
physician
,A gerontologic nurse has A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the
observed that patients patient to practice.
often fail to adhere to a
therapeutic regimen. What The nurse must consider that older adults may have
strategy should the nurse deficits in the ability to draw inferences, apply
adopt to best assist an information, or understand major teaching points.
older adult in adhering to Demonstration and practice are essential in meeting
a therapeutic regimen their learning needs.
involving wound care?
A) Demonstrate a dressing
change and allow the
patient to practice.
B) Provide a detailed
pamphlet on a dressing
change.
C) Verbally instruct the
patient how to change a
dressing and check for
comprehension.
D) Delegate the dressing
change to a trusted family
member.
,A 20-year-old man newly D) Patients culture
diagnosed with type 1
diabetes needs to learn One of the major variables that influences a patients
how to self-administer readiness to learn is the patients culture, because it
insulin. When planning the affects how a person learns and what information is
appropriate educational learned.
interventions and
considering variables that
will affect his learning, the
nurse should prioritize
which of the following
factors?
A) Patients expected
lifespan
B) Patients gender
C) Patients occupation
D) Patients culture
, The nurse is planning to D) Make the information directly relevant to the
teach a 75-year-old patients condition.
patient with coronary
artery disease about Studies have shown that older adults can learn and
administering her remember if the information is paced appropriately,
prescribed antiplatelet relevant, and followed by appropriate feedback.
medication. How can the
nurse best enhance the
patients ability to learn?
A) Provide links to Web
sites that contain
evidence-based
information.
B) Exclude family
members from the session
to prevent distraction.
C) Use color-coded
materials that are succinct
and engaging.
D) Make the information
directly relevant to the
patients condition.
